February 2012
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Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador: HEEY B'Y HOW'S SHE GOIN' B'Y I'S THE B'Y WHO BUILDS THE BOAT AND I'S THE B'Y WHO SAILS HER
Nova Scotia: Let's sing sea shanties while we go fishing and get drunk
Prince Edward Island: POTATOES
New Brunswick: FUCK YEAH WE HAVE CONCERTS
Quebec: Je ne sais pas goddamn flat tire de tabernacle we want to be our own goddamn country poutine
Ontario: Nothing above Southern Ontario exists, eh?
Manitoba: Holy shit it's cold
Saskatchewan: Are you a Conservative or a communist?
Alberta: YEEEEE HAW IT'S LIKE WE'RE THE SOUTHERN STATES PART OF CANADA
British Columbia: I'm sorry I can't hear you at this altitude
Yukon: Look at me I'm next to Alaska
Northwest Territories: William and Kate were here heeeeeey
Nunavut: LOOK HOW FUCKING BIG I AM LOL GOOD LUCK COLOURING ME IN BY THE END OF CLASS
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Torn
I live this teacher-life of mine in a state of perpetual confusion. I’m sure it’s one that many teachers will find familiar, but it’s one I hate.
I like so much about teaching (or maybe it’s more truthful to say the education world). I love my students to death, even the really annoying ones. I love their senses of humour (and as a junior high/middle school teacher, I...
January 2012
13 posts
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Canada Is About To Pass Sopa’s Evil Little... →
killsmedead:
livelaughawesome:
“I’m a Canadian.
We’re a quiet bunch; prone to enjoying hockey, drinking stronger beer than our friends south of the border, and lovers of fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy.
We also, apparently, have an inferiority complex when it comes to being evil dirt bags, because we’ve decided to pass our very own version of SOPA up here.
Only better*
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keep me in the pulses: thequietworld /... →
wenbys:
thequietworld / winchesterlicious / dancingpurge:
According to the RCMP it is impossible to track down who uploads music or movies to the Internet. The police simply do not have the time nor the resources to go after file sharers. “Piracy for personal use is no longer targeted”,…
Hells yes. This is why I love living in Canada. Our cops focus on the important things…...
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My Curves Creation: My healthy/fitness Apps post! →
curvecreation:
Ok, so since I’m still getting asked regularly, I thought I’d do a post and make this a tab all its own outside my FAQ. So basically here I’m going to be detailing all the apps I use for my health and fitness. These are all amazing apps and ones I am very thankful to have access to and I believe…
Quite possibly one of the best and most detailed round-up of fitness...
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Biggest Loser... Local Edition!
So. Tomorrow at 8am I weigh in for my gym’s version of the Biggest Loser.
It’s not like fitness and weight loss is a new thing for me. Since September 2010, I’ve been working out once-twice a week with a trainer and once or twice a week on my own with a program she put together for me. I’ve lost over 50lbs on my own.
Unfortunately, I broke my foot (stress fracture) and...
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iBooks and iPods
I admit. I was worried that so many of my students seemed to want to read books on their iPods and iPhones.
“The screen is too small,” my brain screamed at them as they squinted at the words.
“There are no good free books,” my brain shouted at me as I tried to find them things to read on their tiny little screens.
But then? Something magical happened. They ignored...
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miggylol replied to your photo: Pain by cat. I said a bad word. (Taken with…
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I couldn’t agree more. I’m having trouble moving my fingers even with it all doctored up… And now I’m going to get the inevitable questions from my students tomorrow about why it looks like I...
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Grants galore & Inclusive Technology Question
Who just found out that two of the grants she applied for on behalf of her school were approved?
THIS GIRL.
That’s right; we got one grant for $8500 (earmarked for 10 iPads and a charging cart for the school) and one grant for $7500 (earmarked for another 15-ish iPads for the school).
I have another $12,000 to spend that the division just sent our way to improve inclusive practices and...
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December 2011
4 posts
November 2011
16 posts
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You know what takes forever?
Cleaning.
Like, really and truly cleaning. Organizing, sorting, cleaning.
I got a bunch of new storage solutions from Ikea, so now I’ve been organizing into them, which means going through every pile, every box, every old drawer… And it just doesn’t seem to be getting better.
How do those hoarders clean things up? I guess a shovel and just throw it all out, right?
Oh well,...
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Disruptive Students: Question for Tumblr Teachers
Oh Tumblr Teachers… I am in desperate need of your help. I am struggling with disruptive and defiant students and if I can’t fix this soon, I will be heading out on stress leave to save my sanity and my health.
The question? When does one disruptive student (or two or three disruptive students) earn the right to be removed from the classroom? How much is too much time to spend...
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Girl with a Lesson Plan: Yesterday a Student Asked... →
adiemtocarpe:
iamlittlei:
Here were my answers:
Elementary school—paleontologist
Middle School—geneticist
Early high school—epidemologist or astrophysicist (I couldn’t decide)
Late high school—teacher
The follow-up question was, “What do you want to be right now?” to which I got to answer, “I’m…
1. Elementary school & middle school - teacher / wildlife photographer
2. High school -...
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I left my iPad at school.
Please excuse me while I walk around in circles and suffer from withdrawal. Also, I’ve experienced what it means to read a physical book, with pages and a cover and whatnot.
Weird.
October 2011
19 posts
Statement from Sesame Workshop Regarding Sesame...
positivelypersistentteach:
sesamestreet:
We apologize for any inconvenience our audience may have experienced today on ourSesame Street YouTube channel. Our channel was compromised and we are presently working with YouTube/Google to restore our original content. We always strive to provide age-appropriate content for our viewers and hope to resolve this problem quickly.
Uh. Oh. Can you...
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Google Apps Ninja at School →
This teacher has created an amazing, AMAZING program for his school to encourage students, parents, and faculty members to learn, improve, and master their knowledge of Google Apps. Best of all? He’s willing to share it ALL, for free, with any educator who is interested in implementing the program in their school… including the tests for the ninja levels.
My mind is blown at the...
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KERiKAM: Top 10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class →
kerikam:
Many people get a little squeamish, wiggly, and offer a scrunched expression when I respond to the question, “What grades do you teach?” I teach middle school, and with heart and honesty, I find great joys (and challenges) in teaching the group referred to as “tweens” and adolescents.
So, I…
So, SO many great ideas here. I’m planning on implementing more than a few of...
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Incentive Points & Google Docs?
Hi Tumblr teachers,
I need some help. I’ve got an amazing idea for a classroom incentive/reward program for my junior high kids that they’re also really excited about. I’m putting the finishing touches on it right now, but I’ve gotten horribly stuck.
See, the incentive is based on the video game system - points that allow students to level up, incentives based on their...
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Ever feel like someone's taking advantage of you?
I have that feeling, right now.
See, before today, I was one of three and a half teachers (out of nine in our school) who were teaching full-time without a period to use to prep. The four of us (one is a half time teacher) have been teaching every period of the day, every day, every week, etc. This is not normal for this province. Many teachers have instructional minute restrictions and at the...